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Dec. 27, 1927.- 1,654,031

s. ADRAGNA WATER MOTOR Filed June 20. 1927 Patented Dec. 27, 1927. f UNITED $TATES PATENT QFFIQE.

SALVATORE ADRAGNA, OF BUFFALO, NEW YORK.

WATER MOTOR.

Application filed June 20, 1927. Serial No. 199,993.

This invention relates to a water motor or small, stream against the buckets of the which is more particularly designed for water wheel so that the latter is turned as operating a grinding or polishing wheel by the water impinges successively against the motion derived from the water pressure of buckets. The water wheel is mounted on 30 a kitchen faucet and it is the object of this the inner end of a horizontal longitudinal invention to provide such a motor which can shatt which is journalcd in a bearing 21 be readily mounted and unmounted in a on the front wall of the casing. In front of kitchen sink and permit oi conveniently and the casing is arranged a supporting bracket expeditiously sharpening knives or polishwnich preferably comprises two longi- 10 ing various kinds of cutlery and household tudinal side bars 22, 23, arranged parallel rti l with and on opposite sides of the shaft and In the accompanying drawings: secured at their inner ends to the front wall Figure 1 is a vertical cross section of a of the motor casing and a cross bar 24 which kitchen sink, on a reduced scale. equipped connects the outer ends of said side bars and 15 with an approved form of my invention. which is provided with a bearing 25 in Figure 2 is a vertical cross section, on an which the outer end of the shaft is jourenlarged scale, taken on line 22. Fig. 1. naled. Upon this shaft is mounted a tool, Figure 3 is a horizontal section taken on for example, an operatingwheel 26 which line 3-3, Fig. 1. Figure l is a tragmenmay be of any suitable form so as to per- 20 tary vertical longitudinal section taken on form the operations of grinding, polishing line 44=. Fig. 5. Figure 5 is a fragmentor butting. As shown in the drawings the ary vertical cross section taken on line 5-5, wheel 26 ha. the form of a grindstone or Fig. 4. Figure 6 is a fragmentary vertical carhorundum wheel but obviously the same longitudinal section taken on line 66 Fig. may be replaced by one of different form or 25 2. Figure 7 is a vertical section taken on material.

the correspondingly numbered line in The article to be sharpened, ground, Fi 1, polished or buffed, for example, a kitchen Similar characters of reference indicate knife, may be engaged either with the perilike parts in the several figures of the drawphery or the opposite sides of the grinding so iwheel while the shaft supporting the wheel.

This water motor is more particularly inrotated by the stream of water from the tended for use in a kitchen sink 10 arranged. faucet impinging against the buckets of the next to a back wall 11 from which a water water wheel. supply faucet 12 projects over the sink. or the purpose of holding a knife orQO 35 The means whereby rotary motion is ohother implement in the proper position tained by the pressure of the water "from the against either side of the grinding wheel "faucet consist generally of a casing 13 and two supi iorts or rests are provided each of a water wheel 14 rotating within the 0115- which consists of a channel shaped seat 27 ing. On one side oi the lower peripheral arranged transversely on one side of the part of the casing the same is pr vided with grinding wheel and provided at its inner a radial extension 15. one side of which has and outer ends with loops 28, 29. which are an inlet pipe 9 adapted to be connected by bent around the adjacent part of the shaft an external coupling 16 with the spout 0t and the adjacent part of one of the side bars the water supply faucet, as shown in Fig. 1. of the bracket. Each 01" these supports or 45 On its opposite side this extension is prorests may be slid lengthwise on the shaft.

vided with an outlet pipe 17 whereby the and the bracket to suit the character of the water which has spent its power in driving element to be ground or polished. In the the water wheel is carried away from the case of a knife the back edge of the blade casing and discharged into the sink. engages the channel seat while its cutting 1 The water wheel is preferably constructed edge is tilted into engagement with the side from a sheet of metal which forms a central ot the grinding wheel for sharpening or disk 18 and plurality of buckets 19 ardressing; the same.

ranged in an annular row around the axis The front end of the bracket is provided of the water wheel. The inlet pipe prowith a brace whereby the same may be supvided within the casing with a nozzle 8 ported on the bottom of the sink or other which directs the water in the form of. a jet surface while the grinding wheel is in use This brace is preferably ll-shaped and coniprises two normally upright bars 30, 30, connected at their upper ends with the front part of the bracket side bars and a cross bar 31 connecting the lower ends of the up right bars and adapted normally to rest the bottom of the sink, as shown in l and 7.

The connection between the upper ends of the brace side bars and the bracket side bars is preferably of such character that the brace can be folded relatively to the bracket and also adjusted Vertically relatively thereto this being accomplished in the present iii-- stance by bolts 32 arranged on the side bars of thebracltet and passing; through rertical slots 33 in the side bars of the brace. By these means the ijosition of the brace relative to the bracket may be adjusted vei tica'lly to permit of mounting this apparatus on sinks in which the relation of the water faucet and the bottom of he sink varies and also permits of toldiz the brace relative to the bracket so as to render the apparatus more compact for convenience in transportation and storage.

ills a w iole, this apparatus is very simple and durable in constructi it has no delicate parts which are liable to ct out of order. it can be readily installed for use and the same permits of conveniently and ruined tioiisly sharpening, grinding or butting the i'arious implements usually employed in a household.

1 claim as m invention:

1. A water motor comprising" a havinga water inlet and outlet a water wheel within said casing having buckets adapted to be impinged by a stream of watt r from said inlet, a shaft extending through said casing and connected its inner end with said wheel and adapted to support a tool on the exterior thereoi a bra 'lret projecting laterally from said casing and proeanne].

vided with a bearing in which the outer end of said. shaft is journaled, and a brace extending downwardly from said bracket and adapted to rest on support, and having two upright side bars connected at their upper ends with said bracket and a Cross bar con necting; the lower ends of said upright bars.

2. A water motor comprising a casinghaving a water inlet and outlet, a water wheel within said casing; having buckets aoapted to be impinged by a stream of water from said inlet, a shaft extend. 5 through said casing and connected at its inner end with said wheel and adapted to supoort a tool on the exterior tlrereoif a bracket projecting laterally from said casing and provided with a bear ng in which the outer end of said siiatt is nrnaled and a brace es tending downwaicly from said bracket and adapted to rest on a support and pivota'lly onnected with said bracket so as to be told-- able relatively thereto.

3'. A water meter comprising a casing hating a water inlet and outlet, a water wheel within said casing having buck ts adapted to be impinged by a stream of water from said inlet a shaft extending through said ing and connected at its inner end with said wheel and adapted to support a tool on the exterior thereof, a lracltet pro" jecting' laterally from said cas' in; and protitled with a bearing; in which the oi r end of said shaft is journaled, and a brace e15;-

ending' downwardly from said bracket and adapted to rest on a support and having two uprightside bars connected at their upper ends with said bracket and a cross bar connecting the lower ends of said upright bars said upright bars having vertical slots a l said bracket having bolts passing; through said slots.

In testimony whereof I my signature.

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